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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Here is the butter cake with chocolate icing that I made for his 2nd birthday. I can't find any icing decorations in Qatar so I opted for some candles just to make a birthday greeting. It turned out not bad at all. The important thing was, they enjoyed candle blowing and the cake so much.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Who does not love sotanghon and who says it is only served on special occasions? Sotanghon is very affordable just like the pancit bihon and canton and can be cook anytime we want and not for special day only.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Don't let your left over food turn into a waste.You can do something about it for another delicious meal that your kids are going to like. When I say left over, it means that the food is still safe to eat, been left in the fridge for not more than 4 days. Make sure to check first if they look or smell unusual or when you are in doubt about the freshness or safety of any food, dispose it.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Last month, I was craving for sushi. Luckily, I found a store near the hospital where my husband had and eye operation selling sushi. While he was in the operating room, I decided to stop by the store to get me some breakfast. The grocery store sells pastries and sushi in one area. I grabbed a cup of coffee, sushi and cinnamon roll, pay at the cashier, without looking at the items that I picked up, then head back to the hospitals waiting area for a quick breakfast. I excitedly open the plastic bag but to may dismay, no sushi,and got me a baklava instead.

Friday, June 8, 2012

A sandwich is a quick way to make a meal.for breakfast, lunch and even dinner. This recipe is inspired by Subway Sandwich that I really like. Since my husband and I like Subway sandwich , we decided to make our own version at home. He called my sandwich "Tessway Sandwich" and made his own with white bread and his choice of fillings.

Friday, June 1, 2012

All Filipinos love spring roll, and who doesn't? Any special occasion is not complete without meat spring roll (lumpiang shanghai), vegetable spring roll ( pritong lumpia) or fresh spring roll (lumpiang sariwa) on the table. My husband loves the meat egg roll so he went looking for a wrapper at the grocery store for me to make him some. I am a vegetable person so I made two version, vegetable and meat.

I added chicken to my filling instead of diced tofu but you can omit or add any of the vegetables like mung beans sprout, turnip, sweet potato, bamboo shoot, ginger, green onions, fresh mint. Soy sauce, oyster sauce and vermicelli noodles can be added too.

Filipinos don't usually put mushroom on vegetable spring roll, but as a mom who was raised in the Philippines, worked in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar for 10 years and now living in USA for good, I learned to cook what is available in the store and in my pantry.

Spring rolls or egg roll can be keep frozen, single layer in a freezer bag. Just cook them unthawed whenever you feel like eating. Remember cooking is an art, you can add any ingredients you like and cook it according to your taste.